The United States, the South Atlantic, and Antarctic: Interests and Challenges

The United States currently has interests in both the South Atlantic Ocean area and in Antarctica which have traditionally taken a back seat to U.S. interests in other regions. In the closing years of the twentieth century, those interests likely will receive more attention as the United States and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McNaught, Pamela J.
Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1990
Subjects:
Government and Political Science
*SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
UNITED STATES
COMMUNITIES
REGIONS
CONFLICT
OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
GLOBAL
SHIFTING
*INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
TREATIES
SECURITY
COOPERATION
SOUTH AMERICA
SOUTH AFRICA
COMPETITION
NATURAL RESOURCES
SEA LANES OF COMMUNICATION
NAVAL OPERATIONS
FOREIGN POLICY
BALANCE OF POWER
SOVEREIGNTY
SPHERES OF INFLUENCE
NATIONAL INTERESTS
Antarctic
Lanes
Antarc*
Antarctica
South Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA237990
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA237990
Description
Summary:The United States currently has interests in both the South Atlantic Ocean area and in Antarctica which have traditionally taken a back seat to U.S. interests in other regions. In the closing years of the twentieth century, those interests likely will receive more attention as the United States and the global community shifts from its traditional focus on East-West issues and their conflict potential to more nationalist interests. This thesis examines U.S. interests in the South Atlantic and Antarctica and evaluates the potential challenges to those interests. The thesis concludes that, while its interests in the South Atlantic remain, the United States will find it increasingly more difficult to extend its influence as the countries of the region exert more national will and as extra-hemispheric actors gain a more significant foothold.

Similar Items